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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Ford 26 Tenn. 92 1846 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Townsend v. Townsend 44 Tenn. 70 1867 0 Tennessee
Pate v. Pierce 44 Tenn. 104 1867 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Walker 44 Tenn. 300 1867 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Bowers 44 Tenn. 311 1867 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
McGowan v. State 17 Tenn. 184 1836 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Hatcher 41 Tenn. 513 1860 0 Tennessee
Ridley's Adm'rs v. Ridley 41 Tenn. 323 1860 0 Tennessee
Smithson v. State 127 Tenn. 357 1912 1 Tennessee
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Sandford v. Weeden 49 Tenn. 71 1870 0 Tennessee
Loyd v. Currin 22 Tenn. 462 1842 0 Tennessee
Eatherly v. Eatherly 41 Tenn. 461 1860 0 Tennessee
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 1846 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Payne 23 Tenn. 500 1844 0 Tennessee